Discover our Culture through
Arts, Literature & Poetry
Come and celebrate our rich cultural heritage through the magic of arts and literature with Deccan Literature Festival 2023, one of the premier literature festivals in India.
Listen to soulful ghazals, mesmerising Hindustani poetry and stories, riveting qawwalis, thoughtful debates or get drawn into the powerful performances of theatre featuring established and newer artists — we promise, there is something for everyone.
Founded in 2019 by Dakani Adab Foundation, the Deccan Literature Festival has quickly cemented itself as one of the most awaited arts and literature festivals of the country. Previous editions of this two-day immersive festival drew audiences not only from Pune, but greater Maharashtra and surrounding states.

Deccan Literature Festival
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25th & 26th November 2023
Balgandharva Rang Mandir
Shivajinagar, Pune - 411 030.
Speakers
Saurabh Shukla
National Award winning Indian actor, screenwriter, and film director
Ustad Shujaat H. Khan
North Indian musicians and sitar player
Surender Sharma
Padma Shri, Indian poet, writer and humorist
Pandit Ramdayal Sharma
Padma Shri, Indian Nautanki artist
Devdutt Pattanaik
Mythologist and writer from Mumbai, India
Waman Kendre
Indian theatre director and academician
Wasim Barelvi
Indian Urdu-language poet
Vasant Abaji Dahake
Marathi poet, playwright, short story writer, artist, and critic
Harsh Chhaya
Indian actor
Lubna Salim
Indian theatre, movie and television actress & producer
Aslam Hassan IRS
Indian Revnue Services, Urdu poet
Meghana Pethe
मराठी कवी, कादंबरीकार व कथाकार
Iqbal Ashhar
Fehmi Badayuni
Monika Singh
Vaibhav Joshi
Narayan Kulkarni Kavthekar
Aasaram Lomate
Pravin Bandekar
Sudha Menon
Tripurari Sharan
Salim Arif
Mahesh Keluskar
Aziz Nabeel
Aalok Shrivastav
Pragya Sharma
Indrajit Bhalerao
Ramesh Ingle Utrakdak
Dasoo Vaidya
Mamata Sindhutai Sapkal
Sureshkumar Vairalkar
Irfan Shahnoori
Chandrashekhar Kamble
Randhir Shinde
Dr. Shobha Jain
Dr. Sunil Deodhar
Balaji Sutar
Mukesh Aalam
Santush S. Sing
Sandhya Yadav
Mrunmayee Bhajak
Kushal Dauneria
Saawan Shukla
Amit Jha Rahi
Ankit Maurya
Vinit Shankar
Zeeshan Sahir
Aayush Kashyap
Madan Mohan Danish
